[But what about all the other areas I marked in red ? [ATTACH] The incused lines are scratches from circulation. There are also a number of...
Im very happy and sure there are others who are happy when we can help a new collector learn about the hobby. Keep hanging around and ask...
Look at the edge pic. The blanking process for making the 1943 cent blank uses a strip that was plated (galvanized) with zinc BEFORE IT WAS...
You said Respect is due to a Dog But not to an internet troll. You can never get respect by DEMANDING it. Respect must be EARNED. On these...
Doubled die and variety vista list ALL attributed RPMs and assigns them an identification number. If you had looked at either site YOU SHOULD...
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Well tell her goodbye from the some of members at CT. People have been helping you on a number of questions over the last few weeks. And the...
Thanks @mpcusa I don't have a lot of experience grading currency and understand the limitations of grading by pics (@SteveInTampa and some other...
@LarryLove50 Against my better judgement, I'm going to take the time to show why your coin isn't an RPM and how to identify them. The following...
Agree with the other posts. Plated novelty coin that is damaged and non-collectable (the op asked for opinions). However the great thing about...
I also recommend the Books by Wayne Sayles. Especially the ones on Greek, Roman imperial, Roman provincial, and Byzantine (most common ancient...
FYI. www.error-ref.com has good info on improperly mixed alloys as well as roller marks. I recommend going there and searching those terms if you...
I DON'T recommend using Grape Kool Aide as a mixer with Everclear. Just a friendly Public Service Announcement :vomit: :dead:
Roller marks, not an improperly mixed alloy. Not unusual on late 70s early 80s cents. Read this thread....
One of the biggest mistakes made by the mint administration hacks. This was one of the top proposals by chief mint engraver Frank Gasparro Which...
Not to pile on, but its absolutely glue or a similar substance. Notice how there's an incused and reversed E and CE (backwards ONE CENT) That's...
The 43 and mm absolutely have the characteristics of shadowing from being reprocessed. There is nothing can be attributed as an RPM. I would...
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Occasionally the metal on the edges will smear as the coin is ejected from the collar. This smearing can push up a little Cu and that can be...
I really need to have my ladder graded. Solid CU but wish the centering was a little better. Have the 50 note strap in CU from 23456751 to...
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